SDA selects GMV to deliver next generation safety of spaceflight system

Felipe Jiménez González, Head of Flight Dynamics at GMV and on the right, Joe Chan, Chairman, SDA.

The Space Data Association (SDA) has awarded the multinational technology company GMV, a provider of space solutions and services, the contract to develop its next generation safety of flight system, the Space Safety Portal (SSP) to support today’s mission critical space operations.

Building upon the strong foundation established over more than a decade of partnership and leadership from COMSPOC, the next generation system will be agile and enable new capabilities. SDA and GMV will partner with satellite operators, SSA data providers, and other SSA agencies to improve collaboration and strengthen its commitment to act as an integration hub for the enhancement of global space traffic coordination (STC) services.

SDA is an international organization that brings together satellite operators to support the controlled, reliable, secure, and efficient sharing of data critical to flight safety and ensuring the integrity of the space environment. The SSP will leverage sixteen years of operational experience and take advantage of new and emerging technologies, space situational awareness (SSA) data, and concepts for STC to effectively meet new challenges posed by the rapid increase in satellites in orbit and scheduled for launch.

SDA selected GMV using a competitive process during which SDA received multiple proposals. GMV demonstrated having the leading technical, operational, customer-focused, and cybersecurity credentials that SDA requires and, moreover, is fully aligned with its non-profit model and its commitment to space sustainability.

GMV’s involvement and experience in the development and support of critical public STC initiatives including European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) and the U.S. Department of Commerce Traffic Coordination for Space (TraCSS), will retain SDA’s position at the forefront of space safety capabilities.

“We are honoured to have been tasked with the development of a next generation service to deliver spaceflight safety for SDA and its community,” said Felipe Jiménez González, Head of Flight Dynamics at GMV. “Space safety is at the heart of what we do, and we will bring enhanced screening and conjunction assessment, improved data coverage and a very high level of customer support to SDA operators. We look forward to a long and fruitful collaboration built upon our shared goal of making space sustainable and safe today and tomorrow.”

“SDA is thrilled to embark on this partnership with GMV,” said Joe Chan, Chairman, SDA. “This represents a major leap forward in our collective mission to safeguard space operations through innovation, collaboration, and unmatched space traffic coordination capabilities. We are committed to the timely and smooth transition to this upgraded service for our space operators. On behalf of the SDA, I would also like to thank COMSPOC for all the support, innovation, and dedication to the Space Data Centre that they have demonstrated over the years.”

Enhanced services through the SSP are scheduled to become operational in early 2026.